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here we are a week into paul ryan being on the ticket for mitt romney. what is the ryan effect? >> who can say? i mean first of all, here's to good news for mitt romney. no major problem. when you think about it, that's already puts the vice presidential choice at 75% range of vice presidential choices. it's in the first week that the problems start to emerge. i don't want to mention former people, but you remember what i'm talking about. second, i think it's been a positive effect for both sides. in the sense that selection of paul ryan was like selecting be a an issue, he was selected for not any perceived political advantage but because he can speak powerfully on a particular issue, which is how to rein in the federal government, how to deal with our budget, with our economy. i think in a powerful way romney rather than the president should be setting the agenda has now set the agenda for the campaign. maybe a bad gamble, maybe a good gamble, but i think it will make a better campaign. >> you worry it's too much of a gamble. when you said one issue, i thought you meant medica
here we are a week into paul ryan being on the ticket for mitt romney. what is the ryan effect? >> who can say? i mean first of all, here's to good news for mitt romney. no major problem. when you think about it, that's already puts the vice presidential choice at 75% range of vice presidential choices. it's in the first week that the problems start to emerge. i don't want to mention former people, but you remember what i'm talking about. second, i think it's been a positive effect for...
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the 2012 gop ticket is now romney/ryan. a critical moment of the campaign. >> with energy and vision, paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. >> and a new face in the fight against president obama. >> the commitment mitt romney and make to you is this, we won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> we'll explore all the big questions. who is paul ryan? is he a game changing choice politically? do his views on the budget and medicare make the pick higher risk than reward? we've got it covered from both sides. two top republicans who know him well. the chairman of the republican party reince priebus. and the governor of ryan's home state of wisconsin, scott walker. plus, the man whose job it is to help president obama defeat the romney/ryan ticket, chief strategist for the obama campaign, david axelrod. and finally, full analysis on what this all means for the remaining 86 days of the campaign. with us, editor of the national review, rich lowry. msnbc's rachel maddow. author and radio talk show
the 2012 gop ticket is now romney/ryan. a critical moment of the campaign. >> with energy and vision, paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. >> and a new face in the fight against president obama. >> the commitment mitt romney and make to you is this, we won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> we'll explore all the big questions. who is paul ryan? is he a game changing choice politically? do his views on the budget and medicare make...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> just in the last few hours the family of a d.c. woman who was stabbed outside her apartment revealed to news 4 who they say killed her. >> pat collins reports the family says that 29-year-old woman was killed trying to keep her mother safe. >> reporter: she was very protective of you, was she? >> very. >> reporter: she didn't want anybody to take advantage of you? >> right. >> reporter: and essentially she gave her life to protect you? >> yes, she did. >> reporter: with family, with friends, michelle mitchell back at the place where it happened. back at the apartment where her daughter was killed trying to keep her mother safe. the victim, a
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> just in the last few hours the family of a d.c. woman who was...
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and if paul ryan and mitt romney were so serious, paul ryan is the chair of the house budget commission. if he wanted to get his plan forward so that we could have an independent third party that would give us an opinion on the real numbers he could do it. and if the plan was so wonderful they wouldn't wait ten years to implement. they'd implement it today. so he can go to a republican stronghold, and be embraced, but to say that the president hasn't shown leadership is not supported by the cbo. >> are you concerned, i talked to some other conservatives who quietly say this but won't say it publicly right now, say that attacking the president on his medicare plan, the $716 billion of cuts, is a little disingen disingenuous for republicans to make that attack because it's what republicans cried about when democrats attacked him for this in '96 number one, and those are all cuts, they're cuts in future growth. they're not cuts in benefits now. aren't these some of the same cuts that you're going to have to advocate for, assuming you are elected to the united states senate? >> look, if you
and if paul ryan and mitt romney were so serious, paul ryan is the chair of the house budget commission. if he wanted to get his plan forward so that we could have an independent third party that would give us an opinion on the real numbers he could do it. and if the plan was so wonderful they wouldn't wait ten years to implement. they'd implement it today. so he can go to a republican stronghold, and be embraced, but to say that the president hasn't shown leadership is not supported by the...
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. >>> with todd akin vowing to stay in the race mitt romney and paul ryan try to refocus on the economy, but ut uproar over the abortion comments won't die down. claire leka joins us with the latest. claire, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, veronica. you could call it a perfect storm. republicans are juggling that abortion question. there is also worries about tropical storm isaac strengthening into a hurricane possibly, and it could possibly make landfall near tampa just as the republican national convention is getting started next monday. now, we did have the republican national convention press secretary saying that contingency plans are in place should the worst case scenario happen, but, again, they're moving forward and fully expect to put on the convention in tampa bay next week. tampa bay's mayor says the city is willing to call it off if necessary. the romney-ryan ticket has been trying to distance himself from the todd akin "legitimate rape" controversy. paul ryan clarified his position on abortion for the first time on the campaign trail yesterday. now, he told re
. >>> with todd akin vowing to stay in the race mitt romney and paul ryan try to refocus on the economy, but ut uproar over the abortion comments won't die down. claire leka joins us with the latest. claire, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, veronica. you could call it a perfect storm. republicans are juggling that abortion question. there is also worries about tropical storm isaac strengthening into a hurricane possibly, and it could possibly make landfall near tampa...
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simply. >> i'm paul ryan. >> reporter: paul ryan underscored he's now in lock step with mitt romney's promise to restore $716 billion they contend the obama administration shifted out of the program. and house budget chair ryan had supported a plan that included the same medicare cut. >> i'm on the romney/ryan ticket and the romney plan is to repeal every cut in medicare. >> reporter: and he stands by the running mate's decision not to release more than two years in tax returns. >> people aren't asking me details about tax returns. what they're asking me in the country and in virginia is where are the jobs? where's the economic growth? what are your ideas to grow this economy? >> reporter: ryan does turn the president is his way though when asked about the deep defense cuts mandated at the end of the year. >> i also ask to cut it in other parts of the economy and mitt romney is determined to make sure the cuts don't hit the pentagon. >> reporter: paul ryan said he's no stranger to the commonwealth. but as mitt romney's running mate he sees the swing state in a brand new light. declari
simply. >> i'm paul ryan. >> reporter: paul ryan underscored he's now in lock step with mitt romney's promise to restore $716 billion they contend the obama administration shifted out of the program. and house budget chair ryan had supported a plan that included the same medicare cut. >> i'm on the romney/ryan ticket and the romney plan is to repeal every cut in medicare. >> reporter: and he stands by the running mate's decision not to release more than two years in tax...
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. >> mitt romney and paul ryan compare tone. >> romney sparked new controversy when he reminded the audience that he was born in michigan, then joked that no one would ask to see his birth certificate. so. >> democrats immediately blasted the remark. >> later he added that president obama was born in the u.s. in the meantime thousands of delegates from around the country are keeping a close eye on the track of isaac. organizers are already taking precautions now. kim martucci has the latest. . this just in, the hurricane center has issued a tropical storm watch in effect for all of the florida keys, and that's just the latest update. here is isaac right now spinning. it's expected to make landfall tonight in haiti. the winds are up to 65 miles an hour. here is the path. the path will be taking it up into the gulf of members ko by the end of the weekend. it looks like the official path will keep it off the florida peninsula, taking it in towards the western florida panhandle come wednesday next week. so we'll be keep an eye on this closely. >> thanks, kim. >>> a republican party leader's watc
. >> mitt romney and paul ryan compare tone. >> romney sparked new controversy when he reminded the audience that he was born in michigan, then joked that no one would ask to see his birth certificate. so. >> democrats immediately blasted the remark. >> later he added that president obama was born in the u.s. in the meantime thousands of delegates from around the country are keeping a close eye on the track of isaac. organizers are already taking precautions now. kim...
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as house budget chair ryan had supported that included the same cut. >> i'm on the romney/ryan ticket and our plan is to repeal everything in obama care including the cuts to medicare. >> ryan stands by the running mate's decision not to release more than two years of tax returns. >> people aren't asking me details about tax returns. what they're asking me around this country and in virginia is where are the jobs? where's the economic growth? what are your ideas to grow thi economy. >> ryan does turn the spotlight when asked about the deep defense cuts at the end of the year. >> i offered a bill that cuts spending to stop the sequester. we have passed a plan in the house to do that and mitt romney is determined to make sure that these savage cuts don't hit the pentagon. >> paul ryan tells me's no stranger to the commonwealth. but as mitt romney's running mate he suddenly sees the swing state in a brand new light, declaring it the key to the country's future. >> this is not an ordinary election. it's an election that's going to determine the trajectory of this country for a long time.
as house budget chair ryan had supported that included the same cut. >> i'm on the romney/ryan ticket and our plan is to repeal everything in obama care including the cuts to medicare. >> ryan stands by the running mate's decision not to release more than two years of tax returns. >> people aren't asking me details about tax returns. what they're asking me around this country and in virginia is where are the jobs? where's the economic growth? what are your ideas to grow thi...
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the romney/ryan ticket official. mitt romney accepted the nomination last night. today they head right not battleground state of virginia. hear the pledge romney made to america last night coming up in ten minutes. >>> right now it is 6:30. it's a little bit humid outside. right now at 73 degrees. might get some rain, too. >> storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is out on the storm 4 weather deck. >> starting off this morning, the area is kind of soft and mild approximately joining me this morning out here on the storm team4 deck my cricket friends, there's jimeny and they're starting off nice under this clear sky. around the region now, a soft pink sun rise under way. live view from our nbc4 hd city camera. dew point around 70. as the day progresses we out to be drying out. right now looking around mperatures around the region. rural areas where we do have some patchy dense fog. so watch out for that. but the low humidity will be developing again here by the afternoon. by noontime, it will soar to the upper 80s for your lunch hour. sun rise, just a few minutes.
the romney/ryan ticket official. mitt romney accepted the nomination last night. today they head right not battleground state of virginia. hear the pledge romney made to america last night coming up in ten minutes. >>> right now it is 6:30. it's a little bit humid outside. right now at 73 degrees. might get some rain, too. >> storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein is out on the storm 4 weather deck. >> starting off this morning, the area is kind of soft and mild...
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romney and ryan as well as president obama for that matter in virginia often. we all know. so, that is how important virginia is to both of the candidates here. so you can expect to see a lot of speakers with ties to virginia, over the next couple days here through thursday at this convention. before, mitt romney actually accepts his party's nomination on thursday night. we of course will have live reports from here in tampa throughout the week. you can follow, julie cary and me any time on face book and quitter f twitter, for behind the scenes. >> would hate how to be the scheduler, has to juggle. and say shorten your speech. that's the way it has to be. >> got to do what you got to do. >> stay with news 4, the latest on the convention and isaac's track. starting tomorrow morning at 4:30. while the gop rallies in florida, president obama will be in virginia. the president will speak at a campaign event in charlottesville this wednesday. he will not however be at the university of virginia. the school declined a request by his campaign to speak on campus. uva officials didn
romney and ryan as well as president obama for that matter in virginia often. we all know. so, that is how important virginia is to both of the candidates here. so you can expect to see a lot of speakers with ties to virginia, over the next couple days here through thursday at this convention. before, mitt romney actually accepts his party's nomination on thursday night. we of course will have live reports from here in tampa throughout the week. you can follow, julie cary and me any time on...
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of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> romney will introduce ryan as his running mate in virginia this morning. at age 42, ryan is a self-described republican young gun, a staunch fiscal conservative, charismatic and energetic. as chair of the house budget committee, ryan proposed a tax and spending plan that would consult cut so deeply that even some republicans didn't buy it. a plan to turn medicare into a private voucher program that analysts say would raise what we pay for health care as it cuts government costs. and the ryan plan would lower the tax rate on the wealthy from 35 to 25%. >> you need real fiscal reforms, real spending cuts and real spending controls going forward so we can deal with the debt in the future. >> reporter: romney is dealing with slipping polls as he picks a running mate, looking for ways to excite a skeptical gop conservative base. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty was told he's not the choice. >> this doesn't affect my attitude towards wanting him to be president. i'm going to continue to work really hard to help him in any way i can. >> report
of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> romney will introduce ryan as his running mate in virginia this morning. at age 42, ryan is a self-described republican young gun, a staunch fiscal conservative, charismatic and energetic. as chair of the house budget committee, ryan proposed a tax and spending plan that would consult cut so deeply that even some republicans didn't buy it. a plan to turn medicare into a private voucher program that analysts say would raise what we pay for...
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i think romney and ryan are honest in saying, look, we're not going the right direction. if you want money there for future generations, you need reform. paul ryan, and i think you've accurately described the differences, paul ryan doesn't touch any benefits for people over 55. but after that, yes, gives people some choices. do we not trust people to make good decisions for their own health care? or do we believe government's got to make every decision for you. that gets to the heart of it. but if you get rid of obama care and take that $716 billion back you can do an awful lot to shore up the solvency of the system and that's what they're going to do. >> one of the claims out there, and paul ryan has made it, is that the president has robbed the medicare fund of $716 billion. now democrats have attacked republicans in the past for doing the very same thing. but these are not benefit cuts. and indeed ryan made those same cuts in his own budget. in fact, he is denying payments to hospitals, providers, trying to get to the idea of more efficiency in the health care system i
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it was seven days ago paul ryan was picked as mitt romney's runs mate. three of those days he has been in virginia, another clear sign of the importance of the commonwealth in this presidential contest. with mitt romney taking a da away from rallies, his running mate wisconsin congressman paul ryan was in the campaign spotlight working for votes in all important virginia, vote rich fairfax county and suburban richmond. >> this is a state that has it all and this is a state that will determine it all. >> reporter: to make sure supporters are convinced of his connection to the commonwealth, ryan boasted to the richmond area crowd he'd caught some big bass in virginia waters. he fished for votes there by slamming president obama, blaming him for the gridlock in washington. >> i tell you, i've served with three presidents since i've been in congress. this is the most partisan atmosphere i have ever seen. this is not uniting. this is dividing. >> reporter: ryan stuck to broad themes and did not mention medicare or romney's tax returns. issues that have domina
it was seven days ago paul ryan was picked as mitt romney's runs mate. three of those days he has been in virginia, another clear sign of the importance of the commonwealth in this presidential contest. with mitt romney taking a da away from rallies, his running mate wisconsin congressman paul ryan was in the campaign spotlight working for votes in all important virginia, vote rich fairfax county and suburban richmond. >> this is a state that has it all and this is a state that will...
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the president and his number two traded jabs with team romney/ryan. they're 12 weeks to go until november and all the big issues are fair game to energy and jobs to wall street. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: they clashed over energy, barack obama in wa,io mitt romney in ohio with coal miners slamming t president for toughening regulations. >> if you don't believe in coal or independence for america, then say it. >> reporter: wind is one alternative the president pushed. >> the wind industry now supports 7,000 jobs here in iowa. that's worth fighting for. that's what's at stake right now. >> reporter: an election about big choices. that was the president's theme on his iowa tour, and the challengers, romney raised med carry in a new ad. >> now that you need it, obama has cut $716 billion from medicare. >> reporter: that's a cut to doctors and hospitals, not seniors. romney's running mate, paul ryan's medicare plan would keep those cuts and in ten years would make private coverage an option. he was in iowa. >> to create jobs and get our
the president and his number two traded jabs with team romney/ryan. they're 12 weeks to go until november and all the big issues are fair game to energy and jobs to wall street. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: they clashed over energy, barack obama in wa,io mitt romney in ohio with coal miners slamming t president for toughening regulations. >> if you don't believe in coal or independence for america, then say it. >> reporter: wind is one alternative the...
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and ryan. he said he's grinding away on the fourth draft of his speech and he'll be offering some, quote, very direct and hard truths to people in the country about the trouble that we're in. >>> well, a policeman and two others are dead this morning after a gunman opened fire near texas a&m on monday. the suspected gunman, 35-year-old was being served an eviction notice before he opened fire from inside a home. a county constable, a 43-year-old man, and the gunman were killed while three other officers were wounded in the shoot-out. a 55-year-old woman was in serious condition after surgery. authorities say the nearby texas a&m campus was mostly empty when the incident occurred. >>> in new york city police are investigating a stunning security breach at jfk airport. it happened over the weekend when a lost jet skier who was stranded on the water, swam ashore, scaled a fence and walked across two runways before entering a terminal, this despite a $100 million intrusion detection system. the new
and ryan. he said he's grinding away on the fourth draft of his speech and he'll be offering some, quote, very direct and hard truths to people in the country about the trouble that we're in. >>> well, a policeman and two others are dead this morning after a gunman opened fire near texas a&m on monday. the suspected gunman, 35-year-old was being served an eviction notice before he opened fire from inside a home. a county constable, a 43-year-old man, and the gunman were killed...
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one week after being named mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan is keeping up a daily blitz of swing states. this morning niece the villages in florida, an area known for its large retirement community. this after two more campaign stops in virginia. ryan has spent more days in the commonwealth than any other battleground state since joining the ticket. >> reporter: with mitt romney taking a day away from rallies, his running mate, wisconsin congressman paul ryan, was in the campaign spotlight working for votes in all-important virginia hitting vote-rich fairfax county and suburban richmond. with tens of thousands of defense jobs at stake with the automatic budget cuts of sequestration looming at year's end, ryan says a romney administration will stand with the house against them. >> i tell you what, in the house we already passed the bill to cut spending in other areas of government to make sure that's devastating cuts in defense never occur so we don't put virginians out of work and we have a strong national defense. >> ryan stuck to broad themes and did not mention medicare or rom
one week after being named mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan is keeping up a daily blitz of swing states. this morning niece the villages in florida, an area known for its large retirement community. this after two more campaign stops in virginia. ryan has spent more days in the commonwealth than any other battleground state since joining the ticket. >> reporter: with mitt romney taking a day away from rallies, his running mate, wisconsin congressman paul ryan, was in the campaign...
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>> claire, thank you. >>> his net worth may not match mitt romney's, but paul ryan is still among the wealthiest americans. the presumptive republican vice presidential candidate is worth $4.5 million. he earned more than $340,000 last year. that puts him in the top 5% of income earners in this country. most of his money comes from his marriage and inheritances. by comparison, mitt romney is worth about $250 million. >>> the race for the white house might be getting nasty, but the candidates will ease up on their attacks for at least one day. president obama and mitt romney agreed not to run any campaign ads on september 11th. a new york-based civic group made the request so the day could be devoted to community service. the president and john mccain did the same thing four years ago. and in 2004, president bush and john kerry pulled their ads on 9/11 as well. >>> breaking news now. police searching a plane that was in route from new york city to moscow because of a bomb threat. the russian airliner says that somebody called new york city police, claiming there were explosives on boar
>> claire, thank you. >>> his net worth may not match mitt romney's, but paul ryan is still among the wealthiest americans. the presumptive republican vice presidential candidate is worth $4.5 million. he earned more than $340,000 last year. that puts him in the top 5% of income earners in this country. most of his money comes from his marriage and inheritances. by comparison, mitt romney is worth about $250 million. >>> the race for the white house might be getting...
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the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- sylvester stallone, olympic swimmer missy franklin
the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- sylvester stallone, olympic swimmer missy franklin
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just a week on the campaign trail as mitt romney's running mate and paul ryan has spent part of three of those days in virginia. today he tried to connect with virginia voters talking about everything from the hunting and fishing expedition he's taken in virgin virginia, to the defense cuts facing the defense industry in northern virginia. >> first of all, it's great to be here at west springfield, home of the smartepar tans. thank you so much. >> reporter: with mitt romney taking a day away from rallies, his running mate wisconsin congressman paul ryan was in the campaign spot light working for votes in all-important virginia, hitting vote-rich fairfax county and suburban richmond. and with tens of thousands of defense jobs at stake, with the automatic budget cuts of sequestration looming at year's end, ryan says a romney/ryan administration will stand with the house against them. >> i tell you what, in the house, we already passed the bill to cut spending in other areas of government to make sure these devastating cuts in defense never occur so we don't put virginians out of work un
just a week on the campaign trail as mitt romney's running mate and paul ryan has spent part of three of those days in virginia. today he tried to connect with virginia voters talking about everything from the hunting and fishing expedition he's taken in virgin virginia, to the defense cuts facing the defense industry in northern virginia. >> first of all, it's great to be here at west springfield, home of the smartepar tans. thank you so much. >> reporter: with mitt romney taking a...
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governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with akin's statement and a romney-ryan administration would not oppose borings in instances of rape. >> also running for senate have criticized todd akin, they have said they strongly disagree with what he said. a committee trying to get more republicans in the senate say it was right for akin to say he misspoke. >> on the hill for us. thank you. chuck todd, white house correspondent. good morning. >> good morning. >> obviously his comments will have an impact on his race in missouri. let me ask you the larger question, do you think it will have an effect on the republican race where the female vote is so important. >> reporter: look at the obama campaign, targeting female voters, targeting ads already talking about how mitt romney would defund planned parenthood. it wouldn't be for questioning his commitment not just on issues like reproductive right but also contraception. as for akin, keep an eye over the next 24 hours, there is a very small window. the damage here could be so bad for him, there as small window you may see republicans
governor romney and congressman ryan disagree with akin's statement and a romney-ryan administration would not oppose borings in instances of rape. >> also running for senate have criticized todd akin, they have said they strongly disagree with what he said. a committee trying to get more republicans in the senate say it was right for akin to say he misspoke. >> on the hill for us. thank you. chuck todd, white house correspondent. good morning. >> good morning. >>...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> a dramatic end to the case of group peterson. today prosecutors rested after entering a letter from his third wife, who wrote she feared he would kill her. peterson is accused of murdering his wife kathleen savio in 2004. she wrote the her to a county prosecutor during bitter divorce proceedings with peterson. he was charged after his fourth wife, stacy, disappeared in 2007. >>> a daycare provider is facing child neglect and abuse charges tonight. police say she made a 4-year-old girl stand in a closet with her hands tied behind her back for ten minutes. it happened last week at york's home in woodbridge. investigators say other kids were pr
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> a dramatic end to the case of group peterson. today...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. for women... for president... the choice is ours. these days, hey, girls! nobody has time to get sick. mom, i don't feel good. but minute clinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections, with no appointment necessary, so you can feel better in no time. minute clinic -- the walk-in clinic at cvs/pharmacy, where you'll get $10 off sports physicals. only for a limited time. find a clinic near you at minuteclinic.com. >>> more nude pictures of prince harry could be on the way, according to max clifford, britain's most prominent most publicist. he's fa
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. for women... for president... the choice is ours. these days, hey, girls!...
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romney introduced him in the commonwealth just last saturday. >> may not look much like paul ryan, but chris van hollen will portray the vice president nal nominee during the debate preparations. van hollen is the ranking member on the house budget committee and works closely with ryan. >>> democrats are putting new pressure on mitt romney to release more of his tax returns, the only way to defend his claim that 13% of his income went to taxes for the past several years. >> did go back and look at my taxes and over the past sen years, i never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6 or something like that. so i've paid taxes every single year. >> and that was yesterday. romney also says he's given a lot of money to charity. he says when you combine those contributions to the taxes that he has paid, he has given up more than 20% of his income each year. he also denies an allegation harry reid has made that he paid no taxes for some of those years. >>> a wounded warrior and his family have a new home today. they received the keys just this morning. and the best part, they
romney introduced him in the commonwealth just last saturday. >> may not look much like paul ryan, but chris van hollen will portray the vice president nal nominee during the debate preparations. van hollen is the ranking member on the house budget committee and works closely with ryan. >>> democrats are putting new pressure on mitt romney to release more of his tax returns, the only way to defend his claim that 13% of his income went to taxes for the past several years. >>...
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the selection of ryan makes them more likely to support romney. the president still has the lead in other swing states like ohio and florida where he's up by six and three points, respectively. >>> we may not know who is going to win the election this november but washington, d.c.'s park hyatt hotel is already preparing for the inauguration. they're offering an extravagant deal. in the hotel's penthouse suite, the price for the package, $57,000. it features a personal stylist, a chef, a private tour of the kennedy center and other perks. >> we also have a special five-course dinner at tavern chef's table, also for 12 guests, where executive chefs will prepare a five-course dinner paired with great american wines and each of the courses will feature the president-elect's favorite dishes. >> the w hotel and four seasons are also offering special inauguration prices for the big day. planning ahead already. >>> just a day after conducting a taste test for the d.c. water and sewer authority wants to serve tap water instead of bottled water at the inaug
the selection of ryan makes them more likely to support romney. the president still has the lead in other swing states like ohio and florida where he's up by six and three points, respectively. >>> we may not know who is going to win the election this november but washington, d.c.'s park hyatt hotel is already preparing for the inauguration. they're offering an extravagant deal. in the hotel's penthouse suite, the price for the package, $57,000. it features a personal stylist, a chef,...
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this trip comes less than a week after mitt romney introduced ryan as his running mate in virginia. ryan will headline rallies at a high school and at west springfield high school in fairfax county. >>> ryan is using his trip to virginia to raise money for the campaign. he'll headline a fund-raiser in boston tonight. ryan brought in about half a million dollars at a fund-raiser last night in richmond. virginia governor mcdonnell and louisiana governor jindal speak at the events. >>> mitt romney is denying new allegations he hasn't paid taxes in some recent years. >> you can do back and look at my taxes, never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6% or something like that. i paid taxes every single year. >> now, by comparison, the average middle income family pays about 12.8% of their income in federal taxes. romney's able to keep his rate low because most of the income is from investments which is taxed at a lower percentage. he told reporters he's given a lot of money to charity. he says when you combine those contributions, he's given up more than 20% of his inco
this trip comes less than a week after mitt romney introduced ryan as his running mate in virginia. ryan will headline rallies at a high school and at west springfield high school in fairfax county. >>> ryan is using his trip to virginia to raise money for the campaign. he'll headline a fund-raiser in boston tonight. ryan brought in about half a million dollars at a fund-raiser last night in richmond. virginia governor mcdonnell and louisiana governor jindal speak at the events....
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not the right policy. >> reporter: ryan and romney are appealing to younger voters, obama voters. >> this is a debate we want to have, this is a debate we need to have and this is a debate we're going to win. >> reporter: but distracting attention from medicare, romney today surprisingly revealed bottom lines from ten years of his tax returns, that he still won't release. >> every year i paid at least 13%, and if you add in addition the amount that goes to charity, why, the number never gets above 20%. >> the tax rate is 35% on regular income. the obama campaign quickly demanded that romney release his tax returns. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> a spokesman for the romney/ryan camp continues to claim that the obama campaign is continues to run a fear and smear campaign. >>> governor bock mcdonald will speak there, the announcement just today. the exact date and time of his speech will not about el released. the convention begins august 27th and runs through the 30th in tampa. >>> and governor mcdonnell joins vice presidential candidate paul ryan on the campaign trail in virginia to
not the right policy. >> reporter: ryan and romney are appealing to younger voters, obama voters. >> this is a debate we want to have, this is a debate we need to have and this is a debate we're going to win. >> reporter: but distracting attention from medicare, romney today surprisingly revealed bottom lines from ten years of his tax returns, that he still won't release. >> every year i paid at least 13%, and if you add in addition the amount that goes to charity, why,...
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sources tell nbc news that mitt romney has chosen paul ryan as his running mate. the official announcement just hours away. why ryan and why now? we'll have the latest from the campaign trail. >>> stormy weather. the weekend gets off to a wet start as a tornado touches down in parts of the northeast. more nasty weather could be on the way. >>> and a relay for the record books. >> here they come to the line and the u.s. will win it! in a new world record. >> the united states 4x400 meter relay team blazes its way to history, eclipsing a record that stood for more than a quarter of a century and the winning team is here to tell us about their gold medal win today, august 11, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a saturday. i'm lester hold. >> i'm natalie morales. good to be here along with you, lester. of course, we have a lot of exciting news about the olympic games. still lots of competition going on with two more days to go. many of the athletes still have a chance to go for gold. >> but almost time for us to
sources tell nbc news that mitt romney has chosen paul ryan as his running mate. the official announcement just hours away. why ryan and why now? we'll have the latest from the campaign trail. >>> stormy weather. the weekend gets off to a wet start as a tornado touches down in parts of the northeast. more nasty weather could be on the way. >>> and a relay for the record books. >> here they come to the line and the u.s. will win it! in a new world record. >> the...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> and hello, i'm meteorologist doug kammerer taking a look at what we have seen today. and that is just simply a gorgeous afternoon. 84 degrees out there after a very nice start to the day. plenty of sunshine right now. winds are on the calm side. as we look toward the temperatures around the region, 80 in reston, dulles at 82, rockville, 83. college park at 84 degrees. and towards kansas springs at 80 degrees. so a very nice evening. a great night to get out and about. most areas will be dry. if not all of us. however, we are watching a few showers to the south coming through spotsylvania county south of fredericksburg. these may continue to
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> and hello, i'm meteorologist doug kammerer taking a look at...
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is medicare the conversation the romney-ryan ticket wanted to be having now? >> they knew they would face the conversation but picking paul ryan meant they would have to deal with it right away and that's the case. what you have seen and you saw it from paul ryan today and mitt romney and the campaign this week, they have done a couple of things. president obama is right. they have gone on offense. they are trying to argue that there are benefits to their approach to this. it doesn't affect current seniors. they have ways to save the program over the long haul even though there hasn't been evidence to prove putting it to the rigor of the private sector would do that. they are trying to contrast what they want to do with medicare with the president's health care law. that's an unpopular law whereas medicare is more popular. they have room to run here giving some republicans hope. >> ryan has taken up attention of the last week. he was talked about as a bold choice when romney picked him a week ago. what's the take now? >> well, again, he certainly energized the
is medicare the conversation the romney-ryan ticket wanted to be having now? >> they knew they would face the conversation but picking paul ryan meant they would have to deal with it right away and that's the case. what you have seen and you saw it from paul ryan today and mitt romney and the campaign this week, they have done a couple of things. president obama is right. they have gone on offense. they are trying to argue that there are benefits to their approach to this. it doesn't...
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>> reporter: still, by adding ryan to his ticket the romney campaign is hoping to fire up its conservative base. >> he's young. he's energetic. he's working on the budget. gosh knows we need that. >> reporter: romney also went on the offensive. >> i've got a promise for you guys. there are better days ahead when we get a better leader in washington. >> reporter: after kicking off their new partnership with a dramatic vp unveiling in virginia romney and ryan concluded a full weekend together with an emotional wisconsin home coming. >> thank you, wisconsin. it is good to be home. my veins run with cheese, bratwurst, and a little spout. >> reporter: despite all the fanfare the ryan selection has not upset the balance of the race with americans almost equally divided on the pick and the race still locked in a near dead heat. and tomorrow mitt romney will wrap up this four-day swing state bus tour heading to the critical battleground, brian, of ohio. >> peter alexander in miami to start us off tonight on the trail. thanks. >>> as we just heard congressman ryan's first solo day on the campaign t
>> reporter: still, by adding ryan to his ticket the romney campaign is hoping to fire up its conservative base. >> he's young. he's energetic. he's working on the budget. gosh knows we need that. >> reporter: romney also went on the offensive. >> i've got a promise for you guys. there are better days ahead when we get a better leader in washington. >> reporter: after kicking off their new partnership with a dramatic vp unveiling in virginia romney and ryan...
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ryan is expected to join romney on a four-state bus tour. you can join us again at 8:00 and at 9:00 for the latest on the vp pick. but certainly a big story coming out today. people have been waiting to see who romney would select. now it looks at least sources are saying that it will be paul ryan. >> he looks a lot like staev carell about steve carell will have to play him in the movie. >> maybe snl can bring him on. >> political analysts saying this is a bold pick because he could have gone the safer
ryan is expected to join romney on a four-state bus tour. you can join us again at 8:00 and at 9:00 for the latest on the vp pick. but certainly a big story coming out today. people have been waiting to see who romney would select. now it looks at least sources are saying that it will be paul ryan. >> he looks a lot like staev carell about steve carell will have to play him in the movie. >> maybe snl can bring him on. >> political analysts saying this is a bold pick because he...
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they campaigned separately since romney announced ryan as his vp pick two weeks ago in virginia. president obama is not campaigning today. he has events scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york in the week ahead. >>> leaders from both the republican and democratic party say presidential race reached low points with negative attacks. virginia governor bob mcdonnell and martin o'malley talked about tone of the race on "meet the press" this weekend. both accused the other side of kree creating attacks. >> governor romney is the sort of guy, david, you would never want to play pickup basketball with. always crying and crying foul. >> wlits welfare reform or other things, based on policy. that's fair game. we can disagree on that respectfully. these character attacks on the other side are horrific. >> political analysts say only 2% to 5% of voters are undecided which could be driving the attacks. >>> congressman run for senate is backing off of his comments about rape and pregnancy. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> that is
they campaigned separately since romney announced ryan as his vp pick two weeks ago in virginia. president obama is not campaigning today. he has events scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york in the week ahead. >>> leaders from both the republican and democratic party say presidential race reached low points with negative attacks. virginia governor bob mcdonnell and martin o'malley talked about tone of the race on "meet the press" this weekend. both accused the other side of...
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let me ask you about the romney-ryan ticket. did they establish themselves? did they pass the threshold of being presidential enough? >> yes. >> yes, i think association yes, definitely. >> i join the chorus. chris: this weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile cry sifments president john f. kennedy and khrushchev faced each other over 13 days and much of that time they faced down the hawks on both sides, with spy plane photos showing the russians assem bling missiles in cuba capable of hitting new york, and the top advisors, including the chief of staff of the air force to authorize immediate air strikes before the missiles could be armed by the soviets. kennedy had to weigh the hawks' advice against the reality that no air strike could be 100% effective. and the possibilities that russian retaliation could target berlin and thereby trigger an all-out nuke yar war, as robert kennedy wrote, "the final list of the cuban missile crisis is the importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes." president kennedy understood that the sovi
let me ask you about the romney-ryan ticket. did they establish themselves? did they pass the threshold of being presidential enough? >> yes. >> yes, i think association yes, definitely. >> i join the chorus. chris: this weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile cry sifments president john f. kennedy and khrushchev faced each other over 13 days and much of that time they faced down the hawks on both sides, with spy plane photos showing the russians assem bling...
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is the romney/ryan camp now essentially dancing to a tune being played by the obama folks? >> well, they think that they have got some offense to play on medicare. they think they can contrast it with the president's health care plan, where he does move money out of the program, to offset some costs, to ensure more folks as part of the health care plan. so they think they can make that attack and they're hopeful, at least, maybe not totally persua persuaded, but hopeful they can make a claim to seniors that it wouldn't affect them, but they're the ones making tough decisions to take on the potential insolvency of the program down the line. so if they can be the ticket of some of the big changes and some of the big decisions and tough decisions, they think there is some benefit to that. >> unemployment remains high, the economy is still in poor shape right now. has the obama administration done a good job of blunting criticism? have they taken the romney camp off their message when it comes to the economy? >> i think the reality of picking paul ryan meant you had to shift aw
is the romney/ryan camp now essentially dancing to a tune being played by the obama folks? >> well, they think that they have got some offense to play on medicare. they think they can contrast it with the president's health care plan, where he does move money out of the program, to offset some costs, to ensure more folks as part of the health care plan. so they think they can make that attack and they're hopeful, at least, maybe not totally persua persuaded, but hopeful they can make a...
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romney and ryan headed to a volunteer center. stopping in a wendy's. >> hey, judy, this is mitt romney. how are you? >> reporter: biden, too, stopped in a restaurant. just a few more hours and they get the first returns. >>> we have more live team coverage in virginia and across the entire d.c. area. it has been a busy day. the northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is live in richmond and tonight all eyes are on the battleground states. julie? >> reporter: well, especially virginia. virginia is considered the state to watch because the polls close at 7:00 so we'll start getting an earlier idea what's happening in the presidential could be he is the. and because it simply could that be a tighter race here. mitt romney and barack obama dead locked in nearly all the polls leading up to election day. whomever wins northern virginia could be the winner of the commonwealth. prince william county. one of the battlegrounds within the battleground virginia. it was a key to president obama's victory in 2008. but in 2012, the romney ca
romney and ryan headed to a volunteer center. stopping in a wendy's. >> hey, judy, this is mitt romney. how are you? >> reporter: biden, too, stopped in a restaurant. just a few more hours and they get the first returns. >>> we have more live team coverage in virginia and across the entire d.c. area. it has been a busy day. the northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is live in richmond and tonight all eyes are on the battleground states. julie? >> reporter: well,...
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mitt romney and paul ryan think he should exit the race. senator john mccain say his comments astounded him. ahead senator akin speaks out for himself. >> the mysterious death of natalie wood. her death certificate has been amend to say her drowning also involved undetermined factors. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> we talked about it tuesday with the professionals, a high school value dick tore denied her diploma for saying the word hell. we'll weigh the results later on. she will join us for an exclusive live interview. >>> another story we're following closely, diana nyad. how does she feel after she was forced to abandon her record swim from cuba to florida. will she try it again. she's with us for a live interview, her first since ending that swim. >> the political storm surrounding missouri congressman todd akin and his senate bid. we'll talk to him in a moment but first nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell s the latest on all this. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. this is all unfolding within d
mitt romney and paul ryan think he should exit the race. senator john mccain say his comments astounded him. ahead senator akin speaks out for himself. >> the mysterious death of natalie wood. her death certificate has been amend to say her drowning also involved undetermined factors. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> we talked about it tuesday with the professionals, a high school value dick tore denied her diploma for saying the word hell. we'll weigh the results later on....
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. >>> the romney/ryan ticket is also campaigning hard in battleground states with the president rallying just 50 miles away from cleveland, tonight mitt romney spoke to a large crowd in defiance, ohio. his second stop in that state today. his running mate paul ryan made two stops in virginia. ryan held a campaign event tonight in charlottesville after a rally earlier in bristol. >>> gift cards, letters and packages disappearing from mailboxes in one d.c. neighborhood lately so a homeowner set up a hidden camera and caught the thief red-handed. erika gonzalez is live in northwest with the stoer. >> reporter: doreen, people in this neighborhood are coming home, expecting to find those packages waiting for them. instead, they're finding empty boxes and in some cases missing altogether. a cleveland park woman set up a surveillance camera outside her home after she noticed a number of packages weren't arriving. this video shows the moment when a postmaster leaves and another man walks up. he looks around, making sure no one's the wiser, and in a brazen move in broad daylight takes what's insi
. >>> the romney/ryan ticket is also campaigning hard in battleground states with the president rallying just 50 miles away from cleveland, tonight mitt romney spoke to a large crowd in defiance, ohio. his second stop in that state today. his running mate paul ryan made two stops in virginia. ryan held a campaign event tonight in charlottesville after a rally earlier in bristol. >>> gift cards, letters and packages disappearing from mailboxes in one d.c. neighborhood lately so...
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning, southbound georgia avenue at august drive. two of your right lanes are blocked by the accident there. [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work. this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements -- you tighten them." mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. ♪ >>>
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning, southbound georgia avenue at august drive. two...
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the romney-ryan plan will restore medicare funding and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- howie mandel. from the movie, "the bachelorette," lizzy caplan.
the romney-ryan plan will restore medicare funding and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- howie mandel. from the movie, "the bachelorette," lizzy caplan.
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. in the district police activity slowing you down and blocking your lanes. northeast, it's closed between 10th street and 12th street. just be aware of that as you're making your commute this morning. aaron, back over to you. >> another update coming your way in about 25 minutes. for >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning, august 24th, 2012. train is pulling into our plaza for a live concert this morning. you can see their fans are fired up. they are taking the stage for our whole 8:30 half hour. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. missy franklin known not for her swimming but dancing as well. >> breakout medalist, a really nice young lady. s
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. in the district police activity slowing you down and blocking your lanes....
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just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning. tom kierein with your seven-day outlook. delightful late summer weekend today all the way into the weekend. just a chance of a storm tomorrow. aaron? >>> don't forget annual ba backpacks 4 kids campaign. drop them out in kingstown and drop them out in kingstown and alexandria we sent him there to fix it, drobut somewhere along the way, alsomething went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them. it may not seem like an awful lot of mone
just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> good morning. tom kierein with your seven-day outlook....
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mitt romney introduced ryan as his running mate in virginia just last weekend. maryland democrat will play paul ryan as vice president joe biden prepares for theirs debate. he knows ryan pretty well. he is the ranking democrat on the house budget committee which ryan chairs. the vice presidential debate is set for october 11. >>> mitt romney is denying new allegations that he hasn't paid taxes in some recent years. >> go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6 or something like that. so paid taxes every single year. >> now, by comparison, the average middle income families pays about 12.8% of their income in federal taxes. romney is able to keep his rate low because owes of it is from investments, taxed at a lower percentage. he told reporters he's given a lot of money to charity. when you combine those contributions with the taxes that he's paid, he's given up more than 20% of the income each year. democrats are pressing romney to prove it. >>> you own facebook stock you may want to avo
mitt romney introduced ryan as his running mate in virginia just last weekend. maryland democrat will play paul ryan as vice president joe biden prepares for theirs debate. he knows ryan pretty well. he is the ranking democrat on the house budget committee which ryan chairs. the vice presidential debate is set for october 11. >>> mitt romney is denying new allegations that he hasn't paid taxes in some recent years. >> go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years i never...
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the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and strengthens the plan for the next generation. you know, ronny... folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? i'd say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. he does look happy. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.
the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and strengthens the plan for the next generation. you know, ronny... folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? i'd say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. he does look happy. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on...
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the romney-ryan plan will restore medicare funding and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we have our own rain to deal with but down in florida, they will be swamped out there, huh? >> it's raining there, and the storm is over 200 miles away from key west. they will be busy and we will be busy, too. our rain is welcome, although people might say, oh, on the weekend? but guys, it's a busy day. always a pleasure to have you with us. there's our beautiful tower cam shot showing the washington monument. it's 73 degrees and winds are out of the east. they have been that direction for the last 24 to 36 hours blowing at 9 miles per hour. >>> waking up numbers, winchester, you have the 60s with the 68, and the rest of us in the 70s. so we have them down towards southern maryland, you will get decent showers as well. despite clouds around and rain, we are optimistic to hit the low 80s, and north and west we will have slightly more sunshine, but storms a possibility for you, too. across the area 60% chance of rai
the romney-ryan plan will restore medicare funding and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we have our own rain to deal with but down in florida, they will be swamped out there, huh? >> it's raining there, and the storm is over 200 miles away from key west. they will be busy and we will be busy, too. our rain is welcome, although people might say, oh, on the weekend? but guys, it's a busy day....
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. >>> republican presidential county mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan will hold a town hall in new hampshire today. the two have campaigned separately since romney announced him as vp pick two weeks ago in virginia. president obama has an event scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york this week. >>> mitt romney is distancing himself from a missouri congressman after a con ro verse shul comment. >>f it's aegitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down. >> that is republican congressman todd aiken in an interview with the st. louis television station. the reporter asked him if he would support abortions for pem who had been raped. he later released a statement saying he misspoke but he did not further explain. romney's campaign said he and paul ryan disagree with his comments and would not oppose abortions in case of rape. >>> a freshman congressman apologizes for skinny dipping at a holy site in israel. according to politico it happened while kevin yoder of kansas was driving with other congressional members add aides last summer. after a late night din
. >>> republican presidential county mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan will hold a town hall in new hampshire today. the two have campaigned separately since romney announced him as vp pick two weeks ago in virginia. president obama has an event scheduled in ohio, nevada, and new york this week. >>> mitt romney is distancing himself from a missouri congressman after a con ro verse shul comment. >>f it's aegitimate rape, the female body has ways to shut that...
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saturday marks one week since mitt romney announced paul ryan as his running mate. we're going to take a look at how he's done so far. >>> then we'll talk to a miracle survivor. a 16-year-old shot through the head by a spear gun and lived. >>> also ahead, another amazing story, a florida woman that got a kidney thanks to facebook and a long lost friend. >>> our resident fitness fanatic jenna shows you how to get in shape by heading to your kids playgrounds. get your kids now off the playground. >> make sure the kids are not at the playground. >> those stories and more when we see you this weekend. >> mommy, look, he's scaring me. >> thank you. >> she's hiding in the sand box. >> we'll see you this weekend, le >>> how about a check of weather? >> arnoty. see what we've got. starting with the weekend for tomorrow, we've got a risk of strong storms along the mid-atlantic coast and back through the texas, oklahoma area. sizzling weather out west with showers in the south west and gulf coast. sunday -- sunday -- expecting more severe weather down through the lower missis
saturday marks one week since mitt romney announced paul ryan as his running mate. we're going to take a look at how he's done so far. >>> then we'll talk to a miracle survivor. a 16-year-old shot through the head by a spear gun and lived. >>> also ahead, another amazing story, a florida woman that got a kidney thanks to facebook and a long lost friend. >>> our resident fitness fanatic jenna shows you how to get in shape by heading to your kids playgrounds. get your...
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. >> paul ryan has helped mitt romney narrow the lead. known as a tough, fiscal conservative, he continues pushing for financial balance and avoiding the fiscal cliff under a republican administration. >> mitt romney is saying we'll deal with this right away, prevent this cliff, this massive tax increase, these devastating defense cuts from taking place. >> right away. >> right away yes, right away. >> romney revealed the plan in new mexico yesterday promising energy independence by 2020. he will achieve this goal with a focus on oil and gas production over alternative forms of energy. >> the wind subsidies will continue for the next ten years. but i do believe that at some point an industry has to stand on its own and be competitive. >> reporter: the white house was quick to slam back that romney's plan would take the country backwards. >> this is a narrow view and a dangerous view, if you think about how important energy security is and production of energy is to our national security interest. >> but romney is touting that his energy p
. >> paul ryan has helped mitt romney narrow the lead. known as a tough, fiscal conservative, he continues pushing for financial balance and avoiding the fiscal cliff under a republican administration. >> mitt romney is saying we'll deal with this right away, prevent this cliff, this massive tax increase, these devastating defense cuts from taking place. >> right away. >> right away yes, right away. >> romney revealed the plan in new mexico yesterday promising...
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the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a family of raccoons is back together after a daring rescue. a mother raccoon and her four babies decided to move into a chimney at one arlington home in july. well, that wasn't a very good idea, turns out. that raccoon family got trapped, two of the babies fell down into the furnace area. humane wildlife services rescued the family, but it took four days to reach those little ones that were stuck in the furnace. the two were dehydrated and needed to be nursed back to health. then rescuers reunited the whole family. >>> redskins training camp is a wrap now. and we're hearing that rg3 decorated his locker with a theme. yesterday, reporters were allowed in the skins' locker room for the first time this season. they were asked not to take pictures of robert griffin iii's locker. we can tell you that he has it all decked out with action figures including spider-man, the incredible hulk, and captain america. he has
the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a family of raccoons is back together after a daring rescue. a mother raccoon and her four babies decided to move into a chimney at one arlington home in july. well, that wasn't a very good idea, turns out. that raccoon family got trapped, two of the babies fell down into the furnace area. humane wildlife...
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then vote for romney and ryan. >> mrs. romney, your speech was very well received around the country. you had an opportunity to talk about yourself and to talk about your husband and to talk about how he's connected to people in your lives and in your family. there was something that caught my attention, i'm sure it caught yours from the keynote speaker at the democratic convention which sort of went to this charge that somehow neither one of are you as empathetic about what's going on in the country to people who are out of work. and the line was, from julian castro, the mayor of san antonio, you just don't know how good you've had it. how did that sit with you? >> well, i think the thang i want to communicate to people -- it's so important that people understand -- is that mitt and i do recognize that we have not a financial struggle in our lives, but i want people to believe in their hearts that we know what it is like to struggle. and our struggles have not been financial but they've been with health and with difficult
then vote for romney and ryan. >> mrs. romney, your speech was very well received around the country. you had an opportunity to talk about yourself and to talk about your husband and to talk about how he's connected to people in your lives and in your family. there was something that caught my attention, i'm sure it caught yours from the keynote speaker at the democratic convention which sort of went to this charge that somehow neither one of are you as empathetic about what's going on in...
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the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and strengthens the plan for the next generation. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. find the program that's right for you at phoenix.edu/beltway >>> a reason to stay out of the water or at least keep your eyes open when swimming in cape cod, massachusetts. a wildlife expert believe this is isn't just a shark, it's a great white. about 12 feet long. a fisherman recorded this video in massachusetts. it's unusual for those to make it into cape cod. just two weeks ago, a great white attacked a man surfing there. he had serious wounds to his legs but is now out of the hospital
the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and strengthens the plan for the next generation. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of...